Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Offers an account of the life of the great English poet and pamphleteer John Milton in his quarter centenary year. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 44. Weight in Grams: 774. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper
First edition
First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KEX0303332
- ISBN
- 9780747584254
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Provides an overview of criticism about the work of Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The book also offers an introduction to the key works and issues in African-American literary scholarship. Editor(s): Peach, Linden. Series: New Casebooks. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 4KL; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333659151
- ISBN
- 9780333659151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.72
€ 45.72
Paperback. The essays in this landmark volume highlight the achievements of "Shakespeare's sisters," including Emily Bronte, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, and others Editor(s): Gilbert, Sandra M.; Gubar, Professor Susan. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6020 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253202635
- ISBN
- 9780253202635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.61
€ 20.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. As scholars have remarked, the word kleos in the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" alike refers to something more substantive and complex than 'fame' or 'glory'. This book presents a meditation on this concept as expressed and experienced in the adult society Telemachos find himself in. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 186 pages, 1 halftone frontispiece; 1 line. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055926
- ISBN
- 9780674055926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.23
€ 27.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 28 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 64.
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910170274
- ISBN
- 9781910170274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.20
€ 7.20
Hardcover. The fifteenth- and sixteenth-century movement which led to a European revaluation of social, political, ethical, literary, artistic and intellectual experience and which we know as the Renaissance was given its decisive early impetus from Italy in the fourteenth by Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374). Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1806.
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899828715
- ISBN
- 9781899828715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.06
€ 186.06
Paperback. The fifth episode of the hit Dick Barton musical spy-spoof series Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 130 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840024289
- ISBN
- 9781840024289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. 'Diary of an Action Man' and 'Whiter Than Snow' reveal an imagination that has raised the writer Mike Kenny onto the international stage. Refreshingly bold, adeptly sculpted and highly original, these texts draw audiences into the real myths of childhood and challenge our perceptions of normality. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 9. .
- Publisher
- Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840029185
- ISBN
- 9781840029185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. This study offers critical readings of key contemporary Irish novels, employing a range of historical, psychoanalytic and theoretical approaches. Linden Peach examines texts by established writers such as William Trevor and John Banville alongside works by younger writers, including Roddy Doyle. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333948934
- ISBN
- 9780333948934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 17.65
€ 48.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. An accessible and practical guide to postcolonial criticism. Combines innovative insights with clear and practical definitions of key concepts. Tackles the 'biga questions in postcolonial studies in a common--sense manner that avoids jargon and excessive theorizing. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 202 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621821
- ISBN
- 9780745621821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Paperback. This text is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained. The author analyzes science advice as a form of performance, examining how advisory bodies work. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; DSG; JH; JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736466
- ISBN
- 9780804736466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. The British and Irish Short Story Handbook guides readers through the development of the short story and the unique critical issues involved in discussions of short fiction. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330465
- ISBN
- 9781444330465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.12
€ 42.12
Paperback. Graham Allen provides both an introduction to and review of the critical responses to Mary Shelley's major fictions, from the Romantic period to the present day, while also pushing debates forward. The book moves beyond Frankenstein, presenting new readings of other texts such as Matilda, Valperga, The Last Man and Lodore. Series: Critical Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019096
- ISBN
- 9780230019096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.43
€ 48.43
Paperback. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475054
- ISBN
- 9780801475054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.05
€ 41.99
€ 41.05
Paperback. Offers a glimpse of Mark Twain's creative process on what many critics consider the finest fiction of his later years. While the work was begun in 1897 and revised first in 1902 and then in 1908, the third version was the only manuscript titled "The Mysterious Stranger". These texts provide an opportunity to observe Mark Twain's literary struggle. Editor(s): Gibson, William M. Num Pages: 493 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 493
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246959
- ISBN
- 9780520246959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947624
- ISBN
- 9781933947624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.67
€ 35.99
€ 34.67
Paperback. This is the first volume in any language that collects Hannah Arendt's remarkable series of essays and notes on literary figures and cultural questions. Editor(s): Gottlieb, Susannah Young-ah. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744997
- ISBN
- 9780804744997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Hardback. This is the first edition of Plato's Republic to be based on examination of all the evidence. Many new readings have been introduced in the Greek text. A critical apparatus gives details for all relevant textual evidence. All scholars and students of Plato and ancient philosophy in general will welcome this valuable new resource. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; DSK; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 452
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199248490
- ISBN
- 9780199248490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.07
€ 109.07
Hardback. A volume that gathers critical perspectives on Shaw's feminism and the contradictions therein. Editor(s): Hadfield, D. A.; Reynolds, Jean. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813042435
- ISBN
- 9780813042435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.78
€ 118.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 2ADS; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813054001
- ISBN
- 9780813054001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.89
€ 36.89